Akshay Gupta

I'm currently serving as the Hindu chaplain at Wake Forest University. During the 2022-2023 academic year, I was a Visiting Assistant Professor at the College of William and Mary.

Through textual scholarship, my research has focused on furthering our understanding of Vedānta, which is perhaps the most influential school of Hindu thought. So far, two questions have guided my research: How do Hindu traditions make sense of and find meaning in a world filled with suffering, oppression, and discrimination? How can one draw on Hindu conceptual resources to address the oppression and discrimination that both Hindus and non-Hindus have faced? 

 

You can check out my publications on my "Publications" page and CV.  

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I'm also passionate about teaching. You can check out my teaching philosophy and an overview of various courses I've taught or developed on my "Teaching" page.